THE PHILIPPINES: Welcome Aboard

The sleek, 2,200-ton yacht Lapu Lapu
knifed across Tokyo Bay on a trial run at 17 knots, and in her wake
eddied a succession of troubles for Carlos Garcia, President of the
Philippine Republic. One of 15 ocean-going vessels to be built by the
Japanese as war reparations to the Philippines, the Lapu Lapu* cost
$2,500,000, is 275 feet long and powered by diesel engines. She will
carry a crew of 92, and has room for 48 passengers.